Recommendations based on The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Twoby William Sears

* statistically, based on millions of data-points provided by fellow humans

  1. What to Expect the First Year

    by Heidi Murkoff
    A comprehensive guide to parenting a newborn, covering all aspects of caring for a baby.

    Some things about babies, happily, will never change. They still arrive warm, cuddly, soft, and smelling impossibly sweet. But how moms and dads care for their brand-new bundles of baby joy has ... (Goodreads)

  2. What to Expect When You're Expecting

    by Heidi Murkoff
    A comprehensive guide to preparing for and navigating the journey of pregnancy.

    Incorporating everything that's new in pregnancy, childbirth, and the lifestyles of parents-to-be, complete with a preconception plan, information on choosing a practitioner, birthing alternatives, ... (Goodreads)

  3. Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health

    by Toni Weschler
    Guide to understanding a woman's menstrual cycle, fertility awareness, and reproductive health.

    Celebrating 10 years of helping hundreds of thousands of women achieve pregnancy, avoid pregnancy naturally, and gain better control of their health and lives, the 10th Anniversary Edition of the ... (Goodreads)

  4. Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too

    by Adele Faber
    Practical strategies for raising children in a way that encourages healthy relationships between siblings.

    Already best-selling authors with How to Talk So Kids Will Listen Listen So Kids Will Talk , Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish turned their minds to the battle of the siblings. Parents themselves, they ... (Goodreads)

  5. The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer

    by Harvey Karp
    A guide to calming a newborn baby and helping them to sleep longer.

    In perhaps the most important parenting book of the decade, Dr. Harvey Karp reveals an extraordinary treasure sought by parents for centuries –an automatic “off-switch” for their baby’s crying. No ... (Goodreads)

  6. Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids

    by Kim John Payne
    A guide to parenting with less stress and fewer material possessions, while creating more meaningful relationships with children.

    Today’s busier, faster, supersized society is waging an undeclared war . . . on childhood. As the pace of life accelerates to hyperspeed–with too much stuff, too many choices, and too little ... (Goodreads)

  7. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

    by Michael Pollan
    Exploration of the modern food chain, examining the impact of food choices on our health and the environment.

    What should we have for dinner? The question has confronted us since man discovered fire, but according to Michael Pollan, the bestselling author of The Botany of Desire , how we answer it today, at ... (Goodreads)

  8. NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children

    by Po Bronson
    A revealing look at the latest scientific research on child development, debunking common myths and offering new insights into how to raise successful children.

    In a world of modern, involved, caring parents, why are so many kids aggressive and cruel? Where is intelligence hidden in the brain, and why does that matter? Why do cross-racial friendships ... (Barnes & Noble)

  9. Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook That Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats

    by Sally Fallon Morell
    An exploration of traditional food cultures, debunking nutritional myths and providing healthy recipes.

    This well-researched, thought-provoking guide to traditional foods contains a startling message: Animal fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet, necessary for normal ... (Barnes & Noble)

  10. Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools

    by Jonathan Kozol
    An exposé of the disparities in America's public education system and its effects on children.

    National Book Award-winning author Jonathan Kozol presents his shocking account of the American educational system in this stunning "New York Times" bestseller, which has sold more than 250,000 ... (Goodreads)

  11. Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions

    by Russell Brand
    Comedian Russell Brand shares his personal journey of addiction and recovery, offering a 12-step program for those seeking freedom from addiction.

    A guide to all kinds of addiction from a star who has struggled with heroin, alcohol, sex, fame, food and eBay, that will help addicts and their loved ones make the first steps into recovery “This ... (Barnes & Noble)

  12. The Five Love Languages of Children

    by Gary Chapman
    A guide to understanding and communicating with children through their primary emotional needs.

    More than 1 million sold! ,, You know you love your child. But how can you make sure, your child, knows it?, The #1, New York Times, bestselling, The 5 Love Languages®, has helped millions of couples ... (Barnes & Noble)

  13. My Life in France

    by Julia Child
    A memoir of Julia Child's life in Paris, cooking and exploring French cuisine.

    The bestselling story of Julia's years in France–and the basis for Julie & Julia , starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams--in her own words. Although she would later singlehandedly create a new approach ... (Goodreads)

  14. A Year of Biblical Womanhood

    by Rachel Held Evans
    A journey of personal exploration, seeking to understand what it means to be a woman of faith.

    Strong-willed and independent, Rachel Held Evans couldn't sew a button on a blouse before she embarked on a radical life experiment–a year of biblical womanhood. Intrigued by the traditionalist ... (Goodreads)

  15. Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works

    by Evelyn Tribole
    A guide to breaking free from diet culture and learning to trust your body's signals to nourish yourself intuitively.

    We've all been there-angry with ourselves for overeating, for our lack of willpower, for failing at yet another diet that was supposed to be the last one. But the problem is not you, it's that ... (Goodreads)

  16. Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth

    by Jenny McCarthy
    A humorous and candid account of pregnancy and childbirth, including the less glamorous aspects.

    The, New York Times, bestseller—never shy, frequently crude and always funny, Jenny McCarthy gives the lowdown on pregnancy in the grittiest girlfriend detail Revealing the naked truth about the ... (Barnes & Noble)

  17. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith

    by Anne Lamott
    A memoir of the author's journey towards faith, filled with humor, honesty, and raw emotion.

    Despite–or because of--her irreverence, faith is a natural subject for Anne Lamott. Since Operating Instructions and Bird by Bird , her fans have been waiting for her to write the book that explained ... (Goodreads)

  18. Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five

    by John Medina
    Guide to parenting and raising a healthy, happy and intelligent child.

    What’s the single most important thing you can do during pregnancy? What does watching TV do to a child’s brain? What’s the best way to handle temper tantrums? Scientists know. In his New York Times ... (Goodreads)

  19. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

    by Anthony Bourdain
    A humorous and unflinching account of life in restaurant kitchens, exploring the culture and camaraderie of the culinary world.

    A deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet of wild-but-true tales of life in the culinary trade from Chef Anthony Bourdain, laying out his more than a quarter-century of drugs, sex, and haute ... (Goodreads)

  20. Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year

    by Anne Lamott
    An intimate diary of a mother's journey of joy and struggle raising her son.

    The most honest, wildly enjoyable book written about motherhood is surely Anne Lamott's account of her son Sam's first year. A gifted writer and teacher, Lamott ( Crooked Little Heart ) is a single ... (Goodreads)

  21. Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner

    by Scott Cunningham
    A comprehensive guide to Wiccan beliefs, rituals, and practices for those who practice alone.

    Cunningham's classic introduction to Wicca is about how to live life magically, spiritually, and wholly attuned with nature. It is a book of sense and common sense, not only about magick, but about ... (Barnes & Noble)

  22. The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham

    by Esther Hicks
    A guide to manifesting your desires through the law of attraction, as channeled by Abraham.

    This book presents the powerful basics of the original Teachings of Abraham . Within these pages, you’ll learn how all things, wanted and unwanted, are brought to you by this most powerful law of the ... (Goodreads)

  23. Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table

    by Ruth Reichl
    Culinary and cultural exploration of the world, experienced through food.

    In this delightful sequel to her bestseller Tender at the Bone, Ruth Reichl returns with more tales of love, life, and marvelous meals. Comfort Me with Apples picks up Reichl's story in 1978, when ... (Goodreads)

  24. Parenting With Love and Logic

    by Foster W. Cline
    A guide to raising responsible and self-reliant children through the use of empathy, logical consequences, and natural learning opportunities.

    Over 900,000 copies sold! Who uses love and logic in their parenting? Parents, counselors, and teachers around the globe—even Bill and Melinda Gates have found the philosophy of Parenting with Love ... (Barnes & Noble)

  25. The Vagina Monologues

    by Eve Ensler
    A collection of stories and monologues celebrating the power and complexity of female sexuality.

    The Vagina Monologues is made up of various personal monologues read by a diverse group of women. Originally, Eve Ensler performed every monologue herself, with subsequent performances featuring ... (Wikipedia)

  26. Autobiography of a Face

    by Lucy Grealy
    A memoir about facing physical deformity and the psychological effects of being ostracized.

    The prologue introduces the reader to Lucy's struggle with self-image. She describes her work at the stable Diamond D, which was her first job after finishing chemotherapy. Through this first ... (Wikipedia)

  27. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me

    by Sherman Alexie
    A memoir about the troubled relationship between a Spokane Indian father and his son.

    A searing, deeply moving memoir about family, love, loss, and forgiveness from the critically acclaimed, bestselling National Book Award-winning author of, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time ... (Barnes & Noble)

  28. Financial Peace Revisited

    by Dave Ramsey
    A guide to achieving financial freedom and eliminating debt.

    Dave Ramsey knows what it's like to have it all. By age twenty-six, he had established a four-million-dollar real estate portfolio, only to lose it by age thirty. He has since rebuilt his financial ... (Goodreads)

  29. How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

    by Adele Faber
    A guide for parents to communicate effectively with their children, using empathy and respect to build strong relationships.

    The ultimate “parenting bible” (,The Boston Globe,), a timeless, beloved book on how to effectively communicate with your child from the #1, New York Times, bestselling authors. Adele Faber and ... (Barnes & Noble)

  30. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

    by Christopher McDougall
    A thrilling exploration of the Tarahumara tribe and their superhuman running abilities.

    Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does ... (Goodreads)